QUESTION PAPER-CUM-ANSWER BOOK

TOTAL MARKS OF THE PH.D. ENTRANCE TEST: 100

Specialization (Please Tick )

1 Accountancy
2 Human Resource Management
3 Marketing Management
4 Finance
5 Any other (Specify)

Instructions:

1. Sections I and II are compulsory.

2. Sections I and II are objective type multiple choice questions.
3. Answers of sections I and II are to be given in the answer sheet attached separately
after each section.

4. Each question of section I and II has four alternative responses, marked as A B C D

. You have to darken the the oval with black or blue pen only. For example: A C D
where B is the correct answer.
5. Answers of Sections III and IV are to be given in the space provided.

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 SECTION I
(10 Marks objective questions of general knowledge of the subject)
1 Dividend cab be declared from
A. Revenue Profit
B. Capital Profit
C. Secret Reserve
D. All of these
2 Tabulation of data is a
A. Need of statistics
B. Function of statistics
C. Object of statistics
D. A and B both
3 H.R.M. is mainly concerned with
A. Public
B. People
C. Pocket
D. Publicity
4 Herzberg has given:
A. Maintenance factors
B. Motivational factors
C. A and B Both
D. None of the above
5 Nature of relationship between business and environment includes following except
A. Social change
B. Fixed
C. Dynamic
D. Interdependence
6 Licensing and Franchising is
A. Mode of international business
B. Motive of international business
C. Function of international business
D. All of the above
7 ______ is the study of how people behave in strategic situations.
A. Prisoners dilemma
B. Game theory
C. Strategic dominant
D. Strategic management
8 DAGMAR approach in marketing is used to measure
A. Advertising results
B. Financial results
C. Public finance
D. Consumer satisfaction
9 Which one refers to cash inflow under payback period method?
A. Cash flow before depreciation and tax
B. Cash flow after depreciation and tax
C. Cash flow after depreciation but before tax
D. Cash flow before depreciation but after tax
10 Bank rate is decided by the
A. RBI
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Corporate affairs
D. State Bank of India
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 ANSWER-SHEET OF SECTION I
Each question of section I has four alternative responses, marked as A B C D.
You have to darken the the oval with black or blue pen only. For example: A C D
where B is the correct answer.

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 SECTION II
(40 Marks multiple choice questions)
1 A company can purchase its own
A. Equity shares
B. Preference shares
C. Debentures
D. All of the above
2 Cash from operation is equal to
A. Net profit + increase in current assets
B. Net profit + decrease in current liabilities
C. Net profit + non cash expenses + decrease in current assets
D. Net profit after tax
3 Which one of the factor is not influencing pricing decision?
A. Market force
B. Trade customs
C. Managements pricing strategy
D. Orders
4 AS-3 is related with
A. Cash flow statement
B. Fund flow statement
C. Stock valuation
D. Depreciation accounting
5 Which of the basic cause of difference between primary and secondary data?
A. Originality
B. Collection
C. Objective
D. All of the above
6 The statistical data in the original form before any statistical techniques are used to refine,, process
or summarize
A. Raw data
B. Data
C. Finished data
D. All of the above
7 Sampling is a
A. Process of obtaining samples
B. Process of obtaining ideas
C. Process of audit
D. Process of calculation
8 A list of all the units in a population is called
A. Sampling
B. Universe
C. Population
D. Sampling frame
9 HRM is recruitment, selection, development, utilization and accommodation of human resource by
organisation. is defined by
A. Taylor
B. Edwin Flippo
C. Dale Yoder
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 10 Selection is
A. Negative process
B. Positive process
C. Neutral
D. None of the above
11 Casual callers are appointed to meet ______needs.
A. Short term
B. Long term
C. Mid term
D. None of the above
12 Body shopping is generally used to find out
A. Computer professional
B. Technicians
C. Academicians
D. Advocates
13 Liaison role is:
A. Interpersonal role
B. Informational role
C. Decisional role
D. None of the above
14 Managerial roles and managerial functions are:
A. Mutually exclusive
B. Mutually inclusive
C. A and B Both
D. None of the above
15 Conceptual skill is more important at:
A. Top level management
B. Middle level management
C. Bottom level management
D. All of the above
16 Technical skill is the most important at:
A. Top level management
B. Middle level management
C. Bottom level management
D. None of the above
17 Political environment does not cover
A. Constitution of India
B. Political boundaries
C. Caste system
D. Direction of the government
18 Privatization is the result of
A. Social compulsion
B. Global compulsion
C. Economic compulsion
D. Domestic compulsion
19 _______ is not the feature of socialist economic system.
A. Restriction on production
B. Market mechanism
C. Goal of social welfare
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 20 ________ is the disadvantage of capitalism.
A. Inefficient production
B. Social interest
C. Class conflict
D. Neglecting national interest
21 _____ do not require an outlay of money by the concern.
A. Explicit costs
B. Implicit costs
C. Marginal costs
D. Fixed costs
22 Whenever _____ is greater than average total cost, average total cost is rising.
A. Fixed cost
B. Flexible cost
C. Marginal cost
D. Revenue cost
23 ____ is graph of the relationship between the price of goods and the quantity supplied:
A. Price curve
B. Demand curve
C. Relationship curve
D. Supply curve
24 The demand schedule shows the quantity demanded at each price known as:
A. Catherins demand schedule
B. Catherins supply schedule
C. Ponters demand schedule
D. Ponters supply schedule
25 Unilateral transfers refer to
A. Capital account
B. Current account
C. Saving account
D. Official reserve account
26 A company owned and managed by nationals in different countries is
A. Multinational enterprise
B. Transnational enterprise
C. Globally integrated enterprise
D. Multidomestic enterprise
27 The place where the products are ____ affects image of products.
A. Bought
B. Manufactured
C. Lost
D. Sold
28 The spot rate of exchange is quoted for the immediate delivery of
A. Foreign trade
B. Foreign treasury
C. Foreign exchange
D. Foreign transaction
29 Which one of the following is controllable variable of marketing management?
A. Political environment
B. Legal environment
C. Advertisement
D. Packaging

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 30 Bidi, cigarette and cold drinks are considered as
A. Prestige products
B. Maturity products
C. Anxiety products
D. Hedonic products
31 Find out odd one from the following
A. Marketing plan
B. Advertising
C. Sales promotion
D. Personal selling
32 Following is not an objective of sales promotion
A. To introduce new product
B. To encourage better sales performance
C. To create goodwill
D. None of the above
33 Operating leverage increases, when
A. Variable cost increases
B. Fixed cost decreases
C. Variable cost decreases
D. Fixed cost increases
34 Choose the correct formula of Walters dividend model.
A. P = D/Ka= g
B. P= D/Kg
C. P= D/Kg=a
D. P= D/Ke
35 Gordons model is related with
A. Reserve policy
B. Dividend policy
C. Capital policy
D. Fund policy
36 In case of overcapitalization
I. Market value of shares comes down from its face value.
II. Organisation failed to earn sufficient profit
A. Both are correct
B. Both are incorrect
C. Only I is correct
D. Only II is correct.
37 No provision for loss on advances is required on
A. Standard assets
B. Standard profit
C. Substandard assets
D. Substandard profit
38 The schedule-3 of Banking Act is related to
A. Deposits
B. Borrowing
C. Capital
D. All of the above
39 SDRs are issued by the
A. IMF
B. World Bank
C. RBI
D. IDA
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 40 ___________ is responsible for finding investors for IPOs security sold in the primary market.
A. Investment Bank
B. Merchant Bank
C. Prominent Bank
D. Industrial Bank

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 ANSWER-SHEET OF SECTION II
Each question of section II has four alternative responses, marked as A B C D .
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 SECTION III

(25 Marks short questions)

Attempt any FIVE from the following EIGHT questions (In short i.e. 5 to 7 lines)
1 Differentiate share and stock.

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2 Describe the recent trends (ANY TWO) in HRM.

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3 Explain the difference between Training and Development

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4 Explain GDRs.

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5 Describe in brief the role of FIIs inn Indian capital market.

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6 What is market segmentation?

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7 What is incidence of tax?

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 SECTION IV

(25 Marks long question)

Attempt any ONE from the following FIVE questions (in 500 words)

1 Differentiate CCA and CPP.

2 Discuss the importance of WTO for Indian economy in the light of various challenges and
opportunities at the global level.
3 What is marketing plan? Discuss in detail contents of marketing plan.
4 What is tax planning? Discuss in detail the objectives of tax planning.
5 Discuss the meaning, importance and methods of training.

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